BA (Hons) Sport Business Management at Leeds Beckett University

Programme overview

Gain an understanding of the economic, legal, and media issues around sport. This course will prepare you for a career in sports business management. Blend your passion for sport with business management expertise and real-world leadership skills.

Faculty: Carnegie School of Sport | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with placement) | Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional placement year) | Intake: 20 Sep 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Contemporary Issues in Sport Management, Introduction to Sport Marketing, Personal, Professional & Academic Development (PPAD) in Sport Management, Digital Business, Principles of Sport Business Management, Sport Finance. Year 2 core modules: Leading & Managing People in Sports, Sport Economics, Research in Practice for Sport Management, Strategic Management of Sport Business. Year 2 options include Integrated Marketing Communications, Soccer & Society, Sport Events Management, Professional Development in Sport Management, Sport Sponsorship, Sport for Social Change. Year 3 core modules: Sport Governance, The Global Sport Business Environment, Sport Business Analytics, Final Year Project in Sport Management. Year 3 options include Sport Branding, Strategic Marketing in Practice, Sport Entrepreneurship, Sport Law: Principles & Practice, Sport, Social Justice & International Development, Sandwich Work Placement.

Career pathways

Gain the expertise to make a real impact in your chosen career and help you create an e-portfolio to impress future employers. Our students have set up their own companies and have gained management positions in high-profile sport businesses and leisure organisations, such as Virgin Active, the RFL, British Cycling and national governing bodies.

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Entry requirements

104-120 points required UCAS Tariff Points: 104-120 points required. (Minimum 64-80 from two A Levels or equivalent, e.g. BTEC Nationals or Cambridge Technicals, excluding General Studies). GCSEs GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy and Adult Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs. Access to HE Diploma Pass overall with 104-120 UCAS tariff points. T Levels Pass overall with 104-120 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core. Scottish Awards 104-120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 4 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above. Irish Leaving Certificate 104-120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 subjects at higher level of which at least 3 must be grade H3 or above. International baccalaureate 104-120 UCAS tariff points or a score of 28 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or above. IELTS IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. DBS Check An enhanced criminal history (DBS) check maybe required for certain modules which involve working with children and/or vulnerable others.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £10050. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,345 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £17345. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with placement)

Apply through the official page: https://digital.ucas.com/search/results?SearchText=Leeds+Beckett+University+Sport+Business+Management&filters=Destination_Undergraduate&studyYear=2027

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